$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Illawarra · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Illawarra
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A far lower typical mortgage payment of $1,083 than most areas marks the housing landscape in Illawarra. This is a place where almost everyone owns their home, and the vast majority of these are large, separate houses.
$300
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- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Illawarra — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are far below the Victorian and national figures. Weekly rents are also lower than the state and national averages, sitting at $300.
$1,083 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,279
- 2021: $1,083
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Illawarra, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 43%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (36%) and $3,000 or more (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very high here, with 42.9% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure. In contrast, there are no renting households in the area.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.9% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Illawarra, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 59%; Owned outright is next at 41%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Illawarra is a separate house, and 92.9% have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the state and national figures, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
92.9% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 90.3%
- 2021: 92.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Illawarra, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Illawarra splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (39%) and 4 bedrooms (39%), with 2 bedrooms at 21%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Illawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21227/illawarra/topic/housing-dwellings